Toronto FC vs. New England Revolution | MLS Match Preview

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TORONTO FC vs NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
BMO FIELD, Toronto, Ont.
September 13, 2015 (WEEK 28, MLS Game #282)
5 p.m. ET (ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes; SNet 360)

It will be a critical match for placing in the Eastern Conference when Toronto FC and the New England Revolution meet for a third time this season at BMO Field on Sunday afternoon. The teams are separated by just three points in the conference, both firmly holding places in the top six. TFC return home after seeing their two-game winning run come to an end in a 2-1 loss at Seattle Sounders FC last weekend, while the Revolution won their fourth match in a row, rolling to a 3-0 win against Orlando City SC at Gillette Stadium.

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Eriq Zavaleta scored the first goal of his MLS career, but Toronto FC had their two-game winning streak put to an end in a 2-1 defeat at Seattle Sounders FC on Saturday evening.
The Revolution won their fourth game on the trot – their longest winning run of the season – after their comprehensive 3-0 win against Orlando City SC on Saturday evening at Gillette Stadium. Diego Fagundez scored a goal for a second consecutive game.
The teams are meeting for the third time this season. New England’s Juan Agudelo and TFC’s Michael Bradley traded goals to leave the teams in a 1-1 draw May 16 at Gillette Stadium; Charlie Davies scored a pair of goals as the Revolution claimed a 3-1 victory Aug. 1, also in Foxborough.

REFEREE: Baldomero Toledo. AR1 (bench): Joe Fletcher; AR2 (opposite): James Conlee; 4th: Chris Penso
MLS Career: 203 games; FC/gm: 24.9; Y/gm: 3.4; R: 72; pens: 74

SUSPENDED: TOR: Collen Warner (through Sept. 13)
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: TOR: Nick Hagglund … NE: Jermaine Jones, London Woodberry
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: TOR: Collen Warner, Sebastian Giovinco … NE: Juan Agudelo, Teal Bunbury, Jose Goncalves, Lee Nguyen, Scott Caldwell, Chris Tierney
DISABLED LIST: TOR: Mark Bloom (season-ending injury) … NE: Darrius Barnes
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none

HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (21 meetings): Toronto FC 4 wins, 20 goals … Revolution 9 wins, 35 goals …Ties 8
AT TORONTO (9 meetings): Toronto FC 2 wins, 13 goals … Revolution 2 wins, 14 goals … Ties 52015 (MLS)
5/16: NE 1, TOR 1 (Agudelo 32 – Bradley 50)
8/1: NE 3, TOR 1 (Davies 35, 62; Nguyen 44 – Osorio 75)

The teams are meeting for the third time this season. New England’s Juan Agudelo and TFC’s Michael Bradley traded goals to leave the teams in a 1-1 draw May 16 at Gillette Stadium; Charlie Davies scored a pair of goals as the Revolution claimed a 3-1 victory Aug. 1, also in Foxborough.
The Revolution have won the last three meetings in Foxborough. TFC have not defeated the Revolution at home since 2010, a 1-0 win May 22 at BMO Field. The teams then played to three successive draws in Toronto, before the two New England victories a year ago.
Coaches record: Jay Heaps vs. TOR: P10 W5 L2 T3… Greg Vanney vs. NE: P3 W0 L2 T1